Knowledge & Understanding
The course offers essential conceptual tools for the understanding and analysis of organizations. It helps students to develop awareness and understanding of Human Resource Management.
The course provides knowledge on strengths and weaknesses of different organizational structures. This course provides advanced knowledge and analytical resources that will enable students to understand the processes inside organizations relevant for human resource and HR strategies.
Applying knowledge & understanding
Upon completion of this course, students should be able:
- to assess various organizational designs and structures enabling them to choose an appropriate setup
- to analyze how organizations can attract and retain top talents
- to analyze coordination issues and identify mechanisms to address them
- to make appropriate suggestions for solving organizational and HR problems
- to understand and apply people management practices
- to understand how digital technologies shaping organizations
Making Judgments
Critical analysis is a key part of the course and students will be continuously asked to explain and justify their suggestions and decisions. The course is built on the principles of evidence-based decision making and design thinking. Solutions to organizational dilemmas and cases need to be developed on the basis of evidence-driven decision making and/or empathy.
Communication skills
This course will give the students the possibility to understand, acquire and express complex organizational concepts and mechanisms. In various class activities, students will have to communicate their ideas, proposals, analysis and critical reasoning using technical terminology relating to the course in a precise and effective way.
Learning skills
This course facilitates the development of learning skills through the critical discussion of cases and various experiential learning activities, facilitated by technology. Collaborative online learning tools will also be used.